A: I remember T1 League was newly established last year.
B: Yeah, the league has six teams: the Taiwan Beer Hero Bears, New Taipei CTBC DEA, Taoyuan Leopards, Taichung Suns, Tainan TSG Ghost Hawks and Kaohsiung Aquas.
A: But in Taiwan, there are also the Super Basketball League and P+ League.
Photo: Lin Cheng-kung, Liberty Times 照片：自由時報林正坤
B: So there are three leagues with 17 teams now. No wonder fans often get confused.
A: As the three leagues keep competing with each other, it’s a pity that the limited resources cannot be integrated effectively.
A: 我記得T1聯盟是去年新成立的。
B: 對啊它共有六支球隊︰台灣啤酒英熊、新北中信特攻、桃園永豐雲豹、台中太陽、台南台鋼獵鷹、高雄全家海神。
A: 但是台灣還有SBL聯盟、P+聯盟。
B: 三個聯盟十七支戰隊，難怪球迷經常被搞混。
A: 而且聯盟間互相競爭，資源無法整合真可惜！
（By Eddy Chang, Taipei Times／台北時報張聖恩）
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